Julie Kennedy

Julie Kennedy

Born in Christchurch, Julie Kennedy is currently a Picton-based writer. The Marlborough Sounds and local landscape inspire her writing, both non-fiction and poetry. Her book Katherine Mansfield in Picton was published in 2000 and was one of 40 books selected by NZSA to be on display at the Frankfurt Book Fair in 2012. She has also compiled a Chronology of Picton and Queen Charlotte Sound (Volume 1 to 2009) for the Picton Museum. Read More

Katherine Mansfield in Picton

﻿Katherine Mansfield first made the Wellington-Picton crossing to the Marlborough Sounds when she was six months old. The area helped form her, and its images appeared in her letters and stories throughout her life. Her story The Voyage is included here. Previously unpublished material appears in Katherine Mansfield in Picton. It quotes extensively from Mansfield and her relatives, and traces the links she and her family had with the Sounds. Read More